جرف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ر ف‎ (j-r-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܓܪܰܦ‎ (grap̱, “to rush as a flood, to overflow, to carry away”), Classical Syriac ܓܪܦܐ‎ (garpā, “flood”).

Verb

جَرَفَ • (jarafa) I, non-past يَجْرُفُ‎‎ (yajrufu)

  1. to sweep away, to flush
  2. to shovel, to dig

Conjugation

Verb

جَرَّفَ • (jarrafa) II, non-past يُجَرِّفُ‎‎ (yujarrifu)

  1. to dredge, to shovel away, to spade away, to bulldoze
  2. to curette

Conjugation

Noun

جَرْف • (jarf) m

  1. verbal noun of جَرَفَ (jarafa) (form I)

Declension

Noun

جُرْف or جُرُف • (jurf or juruf) m (plural أَجْرَاف‎ (ʔajrāf) or جُرُوف‎ (jurūf))

  1. shore undercut by floods, bluff, cliff

Declension

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